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Places › England › West Midlands › South Staffordshire Getting here
52.50903, -2.22436
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +83 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, Bloody-nosed Beetle, Red-legged Shieldbug +72 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Bloody-nosed Beetle, Red-legged Shieldbug +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bracken, Heather, Valerianella +22 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bracken, Heather, Valerianella +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Smooth Hawk's-beard, Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Common Nettle
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map Staffordshire Way (Cannock Chase South) Walking route ▾
Staffordshire Way, part Cannock Chase - south
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map The Crystal Canal Walk Walking route 5 km ▾
A canalside walk through Britain's heart of glass. Stourbridge became world-famous for making iron and glass. To discover why, follow this trail along Town Arm of the Stourbridge Canal to Britain’s most complete working ‘glass cone’.
Named route Ref CCW Length 5 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Mining Bee Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Oil Beetle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Stourbridge Arm Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map [PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle Network Cycling route 804 km ▾
Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)
Named route Ref Starley Network Length 804 km Regional cycle route
Show on map South Staffordshire Railway Walk Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Kingswinford Railway Walk Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Stourbridge Circular (Leys Junction to Delph Locks) Cycling route 14 km ▾
Follow Stourbridge Canal down scenic locks, then takeStourbridge Town Arm to Bonded Warehouse, follow NCR54 through suburbia, rejoinin the canal at Black Delph and go left at Leys Junction to return to Dell Sports Centre. Route includes low footbridge!
Named route Length 14 km Round trip Local cycle route
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Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Stripe-legged Robberfly Dioctria baumhaueri2025
Stripe-legged Robberfly Dioctria baumhaueri2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2025
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2025
Contacyphon padi Contacyphon padi
Contacyphon padi Contacyphon padi
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus
Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Tetratoma fungorum Tetratoma fungorum2025
Tetratoma fungorum Tetratoma fungorum2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Empis livida Empis livida2025
Empis livida Empis livida2025
Bicolorous Sawfly Hemichroa australis2025
Bicolorous Sawfly Hemichroa australis2025
Evacanthus interruptus Evacanthus interruptus2025
Evacanthus interruptus Evacanthus interruptus2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Ditropis pteridis Ditropis pteridis2025
Ditropis pteridis Ditropis pteridis2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Agrilus laticornis Agrilus laticornis2025
Agrilus laticornis Agrilus laticornis2025
Phylus (Phylus) melanocephalus Phylus (Phylus) melanocephalus2025
Phylus (Phylus) melanocephalus Phylus (Phylus) melanocephalus2025
Small Birch Mining Sawfly Fenusa pumila2025
Small Birch Mining Sawfly Fenusa pumila2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Dusky Ant Formica fusca2025
Dusky Ant Formica fusca2025
Livid Sawfly Tenthredo livida2025
Livid Sawfly Tenthredo livida2025
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2025
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2025
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2025
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2025
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Chequered Click Beetle Prosternon tessellatum2025
Chequered Click Beetle Prosternon tessellatum2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025 Circaea lutetiana
Circaea lutetiana
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata 